RBI appoints Additional Director on J&K Bank Board of Directors
Srinagar: Reserve bank of India in a significant move on Wednesday appointed A K Misra – former Executive Director RBI- as Additional Director on its Board of Directors. The order from RBI dated July 3, 2019 mentions “Reserve Bank of India is of the opinion that it is necessary in the public interest and in […]
Picnic bus plunges in gorge in Watlab, driver critical, students safe
Srinagar: Driver of a bus carrying students was critically injured after he lost control of the vehicle and plunged in a gorge in Watlab area of Sopore in Baramulla district on Thursday. The mishap took place at Sangri Top of Watlab and the bus was coming from Budgam to Baba-shukur-udin shrine. As he dropped […]
Pakistan eye freak result against Bangladesh for improbable semifinal spot
London, Jul 4 (PTI) Their semifinal chances reduced to just a mathematical possibility, former champions Pakistan will need an improbable win over Bangladesh to have a shot at making the semifinals of the World Cup when the two sides clash here on Friday. Pakistan’s resurgence in the World Cup looked eerily close to the 1992 Cup-winning […]
40-yrs-old woman crushed to death by train in Qazigund
Qazigund: A 40-year old woman was mowed down by a train chugging on Sadura -Qazigund track near Levdoora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday afternoon. An official told KNO that victim identified as Zamrooda Akhter wife of Shabir Ahmad Bhat from Verinag area of Anantnag died of the fatal injuries due […]
Rahul pleads not guilty in defamation case; to face trial
Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury will face trial after pleading not guilty in a defamation case filed by an RSS worker. The court read out to Gandhi and Yechury the complaint and asked if they were pleading guilty or not guilty to the charges levelled against them. […]
SC refuses to hear plea of TikTok seeking transfer of cases relating to ban from Madras HC
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday refused to hear a plea of Chinese social media app TikTok for the transfer of cases relating to ban on it from the Madras High Court to the apex court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not agree with the contention of senior advocate […]
IMF approves $6 billion package to support Pakistan’s economic plan
Washington: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday approved a $6 billion bailout package for Pakistan and immediately released $1bn to ease a sustained pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves, Dawn reported. The package, which supports the government’s efforts to revive the country’s ailing economy, includes a phased release of the […]
Spectacular progress’ in peace talks with United States: Taliban
Qatar:The ongoing seventh round of negotiations between Taliban representatives and US officials in Qatar has made “spectacular progress” on a draft agreement aimed at ending the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Taliban has said. Speaking to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s political spokesman in Doha, said that “80-90 percent […]
Pakistan court books Hafiz Saeed, 12 other JuD leaders for ‘terror financing’
Islamabad: Top 13 leaders of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), including its chief Hafiz Saeed and Naib Emir Abdul Rehman Makki, have been booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 in Pakistan. The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), which registered the cases in five cities of Punjab, […]
First batch of Hajj pilgrims leaves for Medina
Srinagar: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday flagged off the first flight of Hajj pilgrims from Srinagar airport, carrying 354 devotees to the holy city of Madina. The Governor interacted with a number of pilgrims and wished them a safe journey and a highly satisfying Hajj. (GNS)